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Len Wein
Len Wein
	Wein (right), with Swamp Thing cosplayer, at CONvergence 2005
Born	Leonard Norman Wein; June 12, 1948; New York City, U.S.
Died	September 10, 2017 (aged 69); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area(s)	Writer, Editor
Notable works	Swamp Thing; Wolverine; X-Men; The Human Target; Justice League
Awards	Shazam Award, 1972, 1973; Inkpot Award, 1979; Comics Buyers Guide Award, 1982; Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, 2008
Spouse(s)	Glynis Oliver (c. 1972–1985); Christine Valada (m. 1991)

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Leonard Norman Wein^[1] (/wiːn/; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.

Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.^[2]

Early life and education

Wein was born on June 12, 1948, in New York City,^[1] and was raised in a Jewish household.^[3] One of two children of Phillip and Rosalyn (née Bauman) Wein,^[4] he lived in The Bronx until age 7, when he moved with his family to Levittown, New York, on Long Island. There he graduated from Division Avenue High School in 1966, and went on to an art degree from nearby Farmingdale State College.^[5] Wein's younger brother, Michael, died in 2007.^[4]

In a 2003 interview, Len Wein recalled having been "a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age seven, my dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. And I was hooked. When my eighth grade art teacher, Mr. Smedley, told me he thought I had actual art talent, I decided to devote all my efforts in that direction in the hope that I might someday get into the comics biz."^[6]

Approximately once a month, as a teenager, Wein and his friend Marv Wolfman took DC Comics' weekly Thursday afternoon tour of the company's offices.^[6] Wolfman was active in fanzine culture,^[7] and together he and Wein produced sample superhero stories to show to the DC editorial staff. At that point, Wein was more interested in becoming an artist than a writer.^[8] In a 2008 interview, Wein said his origins as an artist have helped him "describe art to an artist so that I can see it all in my own head", and claimed he "used to have artists, especially at DC, guys like Irv Novick and a few of the others, who would come into the office waiting for their next assignment and ask [editor] Julie Schwartz, 'Do you have any Len Wein scripts lying around? He's always easy to draw.'"^[8]

Career

DC editor Joe Orlando hired both Wolfman and Wein as freelance writers.^[8] Wein's first professional comics story was "Eye of the Beholder" in DC's Teen Titans #18 (Dec. 1968), for which he co-created, with Wolfman, Red Star, the first official Russian superhero in the DC universe. Neal Adams was called upon to rewrite and redraw a Teen Titans story which had been written by Wein and Wolfman. The story, titled "Titans Fit the Battle of Jericho!", would have introduced DC's first African American superhero but was rejected by publisher Carmine Infantino.^[9] The revised story appeared in Teen Titans #20 (April 1969).

Later that year, Wein was writing anthological mystery stories for DC's The House of Secrets and Marvel's Tower of Shadows and Chamber of Darkness. He additionally began writing for DC's romance comic Secret Hearts and the company's toyline tie-in Hot Wheels; Skywald Publications' horror-comics magazines Nightmare and Psycho and its short-lived Western comic books The Bravados and The Sundance Kid; and Gold Key Comics' Mod Wheels, Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, the toyline tie-in Microbots,^[10] and the TV-series tie-ins Star Trek and The Twilight Zone.

DC and Marvel Comics

Wein's first superhero work for Marvel was a one-off story in Daredevil #71 (Dec. 1970) co-written with staff writer/editor Roy Thomas. Wein later began scripting sporadic issues of such DC superhero titles as Adventure Comics (featuring Supergirl and Zatanna), The Flash, and Superman, while continuing to write anthological mysteries, along with well-received stories for the semi-anthological occult title The Phantom Stranger #14–26 (Aug. 1971 – Sept. 1973).

Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson created the horror character the Swamp Thing in The House of Secrets #92 (July 1971).^[11] Over the next several decades, the Swamp Thing would star in DC series and miniseries – including an initial 1972–76 series begun by Wein and Wrightson,^[12] and the early 1980s The Saga of the Swamp Thing, edited by Wein and featuring early work by writer Alan Moore—as well as two theatrical films, and a syndicated television series. Abigail Arcane, a major supporting character in the character's mythos, was introduced by Wein and Wrightson in Swamp Thing #3 (March 1973).^[13] Wein wrote the second story featuring Man-Thing (written circa May 1971, published in June 1972), introducing Barbara Morse and the concept that "Whatever Knows Fear Burns at the Man-Thing's Touch!", and later edited Steve Gerber's run on that title.

Wein wrote a well-regarded run of Justice League of America (issues #100–114) wherein, together with artist Dick Dillin, he re-introduced the Seven Soldiers of Victory in issues #100–102^[14] and the Freedom Fighters in issues #107–108.^[15] Libra, a supervillain created by Wein and Dillin in Justice League of America #111 (June 1974),^[16] would play a leading role in Grant Morrison's Final Crisis storyline in 2008.

In the fall of 1972, Wein and writers Gerry Conway and Steve Englehart crafted a metafictional unofficial crossover spanning titles from both major comics companies. Each comic featured Englehart, Conway, and Wein, as well as Wein's first wife Glynis, interacting with Marvel or DC characters at the Rutland Halloween Parade in Rutland, Vermont. Beginning in Marvel's Amazing Adventures #16 (by Englehart with art by Bob Brown and Frank McLaughlin), the story continued in DC's Justice League of America #103 (by Wein, Dillin and Dick Giordano), and concluded in Marvel's Thor #207 (by Conway and penciler John Buscema).^[17]^[18] As Englehart explained in 2010, "It certainly seemed like a radical concept and we knew that we had to be subtle (laughs) and each story had to stand on its own, but we really worked it out. It's really worthwhile to read those stories back to back to back – it didn't matter to us that one was at DC and two were at Marvel – I think it was us being creative, thinking what would be really cool to do."^[19]

Wein co-created the Human Target with artist Carmine Infantino^[20] and wrote the character's appearances as a backup feature in Action Comics, Detective Comics, and The Brave and the Bold. The character was adapted into a short-lived ABC television series starring Rick Springfield which debuted in July 1992,^[21] and was briefly revived in 2010 for a two-season series on Fox that starred Mark Valley, Chi McBride, and Jackie Earle Haley.

He briefly wrote the "Batman" feature in Detective Comics and produced a storyline with artist Jim Aparo and in which Batman was framed for the murder of Talia al Ghul^[22] and battled Sterling Silversmith for the first time.^[23]

In the early 1970s, Wein began writing regularly for Marvel Comics. He succeeded Roy Thomas as editor-in-chief of the color-comics line in 1974, staying a little over a year before handing the reins to Wolfman. Remaining at Marvel as a writer, Wein had lengthy runs on Marvel Team-Up,^[24] The Amazing Spider-Man,^[25] The Incredible Hulk, Thor, and Fantastic Four, as well as shorter runs on such titles as The Defenders^[26] and "Brother Voodoo". Wein co-created Wolverine with artist John Romita Sr. during his run on The Incredible Hulk.^[27] Wein's story "Between Hammer and Anvil" from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #182 (Dec. 1974) was later cited in Tony Isabella's book 1,000 Comics You Must Read.^[28]

In 1975, he and artist Dave Cockrum revived the Stan Lee / Jack Kirby mutant-superhero team the X-Men after a half-decade's hiatus, reformatting the membership in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975).^[29] Among the characters the duo created for the series were Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Thunderbird. Wein plotted the early "new X-Men" stories with artist Cockrum. These issues were then scripted as Uncanny X-Men #94-95 by Chris Claremont, who subsequently developed the title into one of Marvel's leading franchises. In 2009, Claremont said, "The history of modern comics would be incredibly different if you took [Wein's] contributions out of the mix. The fact he doesn't get credit for it half the time is disgraceful. We owe a lot of what we are – certainly on the X-Men – to Len and to Dave [Cockrum]".^[30]

Return to DC

In 1977, following an offer to script the "Batman" feature in Detective Comics, Wein left Marvel to work exclusively at DC Comics as a scriptwriter and editor.

He scripted Batman and collaborated on Green Lantern with artists Dave Gibbons and Mark Farmer. On his first issue of Batman, #307 (Jan. 1979), he created Wayne Foundation executive Lucius Fox,^[31] later portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the movies Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. With artist Marshall Rogers, Wein co-created the third version of the supervillain Clayface in Detective Comics #478 (Aug. 1978).^[32] He wrote The Untold Legend of the Batman, the first Batman miniseries, in 1980^[33] and the following year wrote a DC-Marvel crossover between Batman and the Hulk in DC Special Series #27 (Fall 1981).^[34] Pandora Pann was a proposed series by Wein and artist Ross Andru which was to have been published in 1982 but other commitments prevented Wein from writing it and the project was cancelled.^[35] As editor, he worked on the first twelve-issue limited series Camelot 3000, and such successful series as The New Teen Titans, All-Star Squadron, Batman and the Outsiders, Who's Who in the DC Universe, and Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's acclaimed and highly influential Watchmen.^[36] In 1986, he wrote a revival of the Blue Beetle,^[37] two issues of the DC Challenge limited series,^[38] and dialogued the miniseries Legends over the plots of John Ostrander.^[39] The following year, Wein scripted the rebooted Wonder Woman series over penciller George Pérez's plots. With artist Steve Erwin, Wein co-created the superhero Gunfire.

Later career

Following his second stint at DC and a move to the West Coast, Wein served as editor-in-chief of Disney Comics for three years in the early 1990s. After leaving Disney, Wein began writing and story editing for such animated television series as X-Men, Batman, Spider-Man, Street Fighter, ExoSquad, Phantom 2040, Godzilla, Pocket Dragon Adventures, ReBoot and War Planets: Shadow Raiders. In 2001, he and Wolfman wrote the screenplay Gene Pool for the production company Helkon, and later wrote a prequel to the screenplay for a one-shot comic book for IDW Publishing.

Wein collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek and artist Kelley Jones on the four-issue miniseries Conan: The Book of Thoth for Dark Horse Comics. He scripted the comics series The Victorian for Penny-Farthing Press and wrote comic-book stories for Bongo Comics' TV-series tie-ins The Simpsons and Futurama.

From 2005 to 2008, Wein appeared as a recurring panelist on the Los Angeles-based stage revival of the TV game show What's My Line? He wrote episodes of the Cartoon Network animated series Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Ben 10: Omniverse^[40] and the Marvel Super Hero Squad.^[40]

Wein was interviewed for commentary tracks on comics-related DVDs, including the animated Justice League: The New Frontier film, the live-action Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men films, the X-Men Origins: Wolverine film, the Watchmen film, the Swamp Thing TV-series sets, the Human Target first season TV series, and the July 2008 History Channel specials Batman Unmasked and Batman Tech.^[41]

He wrote the storyline for the Watchmen video game, The End Is Nigh, which serves as a backstory to both the comic and the film adaptation.^[42]

Wein returned to comics writing for DC in the late 2000s,^[43] where he collaborated in the DC Comics nostalgic event DC Retroactive writing stories for the one-shot specials Batman – The '70s (September 2011) drawn by Tom Mandrake^[44] and Green Lantern – The '80s (October 2011) drawn by Joe Staton. The hardcover collection of his 10-issue DC Universe: Legacies was published in August 2011.^[45] In 2012, Wein worked on the Before Watchmen project, writing the mini-series Ozymandias with art by Jae Lee and the serialized feature "Curse of the Crimson Corsair" with art by Watchmen colorist John Higgins.^[46] The hardcover collection of the Ozymandias storyline spent several weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List in 2013.^[47] In 2015, he and José Luis García-López produced Batman '66: The Lost Episode, a comics adaptation of a Two-Face story pitch by Harlan Ellison originally intended for the Batman television series.^[48] In 2016, DC published a six-issue limited Swamp Thing series by Wein and artist Kelley Jones.

Personal life

Wein's first wife was Glynis Oliver,^[49] a comics colorist who spent years on the X-Men titles; they were married some time prior to 1972. Following their 1985 divorce,^[50] he married Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney, in 1991, and became stepfather to Michael Bieniewicz-Valada.^[1]

On April 6, 2009, Wein's California home burned down with considerable loss of property and mementos, including his Shazam Awards. He and his wife also lost their dog, Sheba, to the fire.^[51] Beginning October 26, 2009, Valada appeared on and won the television game show Jeopardy!, becoming a four-time champion with winnings of over $60,000. She indicated on the show that she would use the money to recover or replace much of the artwork and books the couple lost in the fire.^[52]

Wein underwent triple-bypass heart surgery on February 10, 2015.^[53] He died on September 10, 2017.^[1]

Awards

1972:^[54]
- Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic) for Swamp Thing
- Shazam Award (with Bernie Wrightson) for Best Individual Story (Dramatic), for "Dark Genesis" in Swamp Thing #1
1973:^[55]
- Shazam Award (with Bernie Wrightson) for Best Continuing Feature for Swamp Thing
- (nomination) Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic) for Swamp Thing
- (nomination) Shazam Award (with Bernie Wrighton) for Best Individual Story (Dramatic) for "A Clockwork Horror" in Swamp Thing #6
- Comic Fan Art Award (nomination) for Favorite Pro Writer^[56]
1974:
- Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Writer^[56]
- Comic Fan Art Award (with Bernie Wrightson and Joe Orlando) for Favorite Comic-Book Story for "Night of the Bat" in Swamp Thing #7^[56]
1977 Inkpot Award^[57]
1982 Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Best Editor^[58]
1998 (nomination) Bram Stoker Award, given by the Horror Writers Association, for the one-shot The Dreaming: Trial and Error, from DC's Vertigo imprint^[59]
2008 Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame^[60]

Bibliography

Bongo Comics

Futurama Comics #30 (2007)
Simpsons Comics #129, 138 (2007, 2008)
Treehouse of Horror #11, 19 (2005, 2013)

Comico

Justice Machine #27–29, Annual #1 (1989)

DC Comics

Action Comics #419–420, 422–423, 425–426, 429, 432 (Human Target); #515 (Atom); #519 (Aquaman) (1972–1981)
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Batman: Nevermore #1–5 (2003)
Before Watchmen: Comedian #1–2 (2012)
Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill #1 (2013)
Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1–2 (2012)
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1–2 (2012)
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1–6 (2012–2013)
Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1 (2012)
Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1–2 (2012)
Blue Beetle #1–24 (1986–1988)
The Brave and the Bold #143–144 (Human Target) (1978)
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Danger Trail #1–4 (1993)
DC Challenge #2, 12 (1985–1986)
DC Comics Presents #4–5, 24, 27–29, 38, 61, 66–67 (1978–1984)
DC Comics Presents: Batman #1 (2004)
DC Retroactive: Batman – The '70s #1 (2011)
DC Retroactive: Green Lantern – The '80s #1 (2011)
DC Special Series #27 (Batman/Hulk intercompany crossover) (1981)
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Deathstroke, the Terminator #18, Annual #2 (1993)
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The Dreaming Special #1 (1998)
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The Flash #208, 212, 215, 217 (1971–1972)
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Green Lantern Annual #5 (1996)
Gunfire #1–13 (1994–1995)
Heroes Against Hunger #1 (1986)
Hot Wheels #4–6 (1970–1971)
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House of Secrets #84–85, 92, 94–98, 127 (1970–1975)
Human Target #1–6 (2010)
JLA 80-Page Giant #2 (1999)
Jonah Hex #49, 51–52 (1981)
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Justice League Special #1 (1990)
Justice League: Cry for Justice #1–2, 4–6 (backup stories) (2009–2010)
Korak, Son of Tarzan #46–51 (1972–1973)
Legends #1–6 (1986–1987)
Legends of Tomorrow (Metal Men feature) #1–6 (2016)
Mister Miracle vol. 2 #7–13 (1989–1990)
Mystery in Space #113 (1980)
The New Titans #88 (1992)
Phantom Stranger vol. 2 #14–26 (1971–1973)
Secret Hearts #149 (1971)
Secret Origins vol. 2 #2, 19, 44 (1986–1989)
The Shadow #4 (1974)
Showcase '93 #1–2, 10 (1993)
Showcase '94 #1–2 (1994)
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Supergirl #1–2 (Zatanna backup stories) (1972–1973)
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Superman/Batman Annual #3 (2009)
Swamp Thing #1–13 (1972–1974)
Swamp Thing miniseries #1–6 (2016)
Swamp Thing Winter Special #1 (2018) (Posthumous release)
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Teen Titans #18 (1968)
Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #19 (2014)
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Weird War Tales #3, 10, 22–23, 30, 36, 40, 108 (1972–1982)
Weird Worlds #1–3 (1972)
The Witching Hour #13 (1971)
Wonder Woman #212 (1974)
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World's Finest Comics #207–208 (1971)

Dark Horse

Conan: The Book of Thoth #1–4 (with Kurt Busiek) (2006)

Defiant Comics

Dark Dominion #1–3, 5–7, 10 (1993–1994)
The Good Guys #8 (1994)
Warriors of Plasm #5–7 (1993–1994)
Warriors of Plasm Graphic Novel #1 (1993)

Disney Comics

Dick Tracy #3 (1990)

Eclipse Comics

Airboy #38–40 (1988)

Gold Key

The Twillight Zone #35–37, 39–41, 47, 73, 79 (1973–1979)

IDW Publishing

Gene Pool OGN (with Marv Wolfman) (2003)

Image Comics

21 #1–3 (1996)
Cyberforce/Strykeforce: Opposing Forces #2 (with Steve Gerber) (1995)
Outlaw Territory (anthology) Volume 2 (2011)
Supreme Annual #1 (1995)

Marvel Comics

2099 Unlimited #10 (1995)
The Amazing Spider-Man #151–180, Annual #10 (1975–1978)
Astonishing Tales #8 (1971)
Chamber of Darkness #6 (1970)
Conan the Barbarian #116 (1980)
Creatures on the Loose #11, 13 (1971)
Daredevil #124 (1975)
The Defenders #7, #12–19 (1973–1975)
Dracula Lives #8 (1974)
Fantastic Four #154–156, 182, 184–188, 191–194 (1975–1978)
Giant-Size Chillers #1, 3 (1975)
Giant-Size Defenders #2 (1974)
Giant-Size Man-Thing #5 (1975)
Giant-Size Spider-Man #1–2 (1974)
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
The Incredible Hulk #179–220, 222, Annual #5–6 (1974–1978)
Iron Man #82–85 (1976)
Kull the Conqueror #8 (1973)
Marvel Comics Presents #11, 47, 53–56, 67, 69 (1989–1991)
Marvel Feature #11 (1973)
Marvel Premiere #16 (1974)
Marvel Preview #2, 10 (1975–1977)
Marvel Spotlight #30 (1976)
Marvel Team-Up #12–27 (1973–1974)
Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 (1993)
Power Man #17–19, 21 (1974)
Savage Tales #6 (1974)
Shadows and Light #1 (1998)
Spoof #1 (1970)
Strange Tales #169–174 (1973–1974)
Tales of the Zombie #6 (1973)
Thor #213, 242–253, 255–271, Annual #6 (1973–1978)
Tower of Shadows #3 (1970)
Ultraforce vol. 2 #10–15 (1996)
Ultraverse Unlimited #2 (1996)
Uncanny Origins #12, 14 (1997)
Werewolf by Night #5–8 (1973)
Western Gunfighters #5–7 (1971–1972)
Worlds Unknown #7–8 (1974)
X-Men #94–95 (1975)
X-Men: Black Sun #2 (2000)
X-Men: Gold #1 (2014)

Skywald Publications

Blazing Six-Guns #1–2 (1971)
Bravados #1 (1971)
Nightmare #1 (1970)
Sundance Kid #1 (1971)

Warren Publishing

Vampirella #10 (1971)

Television

The Transformers (1986)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
X-Men: The Animated Series (1993-1994, 1997)
Conan and the Young Warriors (1994)
Exosquad (1994)
Phantom 2040 (1994-1995)
G.I. Joe Extreme (1995)
Iron Man (1995)
Ultraforce (1995)
Spider-Man (1995-1996)
Gargoyles (1996)
Hypernauts (1996)
Street Fighter (1996)
The Incredible Hulk (1996)
Beast Wars: Transformers (1997)
Mummies Alive! (1997)
ReBoot (1997-1999)
Godzilla: The Series (1998)
Pocket Dragon Adventures (1998)
RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998-1999)
Shadow Raiders (1998-1999)
Avengers: United They Stand (1999)
Beast Machines: Transformers (2000)
Kong: The Animated Series (2000)
Action Man (2001)
Kappa Mikey (2006)
Ben 10: Alien Force (2009-2010)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)
The Super Hero Squad Show (2011)
Ben 10: Omniverse (2012-2014)
Beware the Batman (2014)
Avengers Assemble (2015)
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2016-2017)

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^ McAvennie 2010, p. 153: "Following his debut in House of Secrets #92 in 1971, the Swamp Thing grew into his own series, albeit with a reimagining of his origins by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson."
^ McAvennie 2010, p. 154: "Scribe Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson left Swamp Thing some company... the woman who would become Swamp Thing's soul mate, Abigail Arcane."
^ McAvennie 2010, p. 152: "Through an impromptu team-up of the JLA and the Justice Society on Earth-2, writer Len Wein and artist Dick Dillin ushered in the return of DC's Seven Soldiers of Victory."
^ McAvennie 2010, p. 156: "The annual Justice League-Justice Society get-together resulted in scribe Len Wein and artist Dick Dillin transporting both teams to the alternate reality of Earth-X. There, Nazi Germany ruled after winning a prolonged World War II and only a group of champions called the Freedom Fighters remained to oppose the regime."
^ McAvennie 2010, p. 160: "Through the words of scripter Len Wein and the art of Dick Dillin, the masked menace of Libra established himself as a grave threat to the World's Greatest Heroes."
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^ Sanderson 2008, p. 169: "[Editor Roy] Thomas realized that if X-Men was to be successfully revived, it needed an exciting new concept. Thomas came up with just such an idea: the X-Men would become an international team, with members from other countries as well as the United States. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum were assigned to the new project and the result was Giant-Size X-Men #1."
^ Krug, Kurt Anthony (April 22, 2009). "Legends: Chris Claremont". Mania.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013.
^ McAvennie 2010, p. 180: "Batman #307 (Jan. 1979) Writer Len Wein and artist John Calnan introduced Bruce Wayne's new executive, Lucius Fox, in this issue of Batman."
^ McAvennie 2010, p. 179: "Writer Len Wein and artist Marshall Rogers vividly depicted Batman's battle with a third Clayface."
^ Manning 2010, p. 187: "Written by Len Wein, with art by John Byrne and Jim Aparo, The Untold Legend of the Batman... delved into the origin of the fabled Dark Knight."
^ Manning 2010, p. 195: "Written by Len Wein and illustrated by José Luis García-López, the comic saw... Batman and the Hulk doing battle with both the Joker and Marvel's ultra-powerful Shaper of Worlds."
^ Mangels, Andy (February 2011). "Opening the Box: Pandora Pann's Lost Adventures". Back Issue! (46). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 37.
^ Len Wein (editor) at the Grand Comics Database
^ Manning 2010, p. 219: "The Blue Beetle swung into his own DC series with the help of writer Len Wein and artist Paris Cullins."
^ Greenberger, Robert (August 2017). "It Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time: A Look at the DC Challenge!". Back Issue! (98). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 36–43.
^ Manning 2010, p. 221: "DC's next big crossover showcased John Byrne's pencils on all six of the miniseries' issues. Entitled Legends, this new limited series was plotted by writer John Ostrander and scripted by Len Wein.... By the series' end, the stage was set for several new ongoing titles, including... the Suicide Squad, as well as the Justice League."
^ ^a ^b Rogers, Vaneta (May 18, 2010). "Len Wein Retells 75 Years of DCU History in Legacies". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^ Wein, Len (July 15, 2008). "Tivo Alert!". WeinWords. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^ Totilo, Stephen (July 23, 2008). "Watchmen Video Game Preview: Rorschach And Nite Owl Star In Subversive Prequel Set In 1970s". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
^ "Dan Didio Talks Legacies, Who's Who". DC Comics. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
^ DC Retroactive: Batman – The '70s at the Grand Comics Database
^ Wein, Len (2011). DC Universe: Legacies. DC Comics. p. 336. ISBN 9781401231330.
^ Hyde, David (February 1, 2012). "DC Entertainment Officially Announces Before Watchmen". DC Comics. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
^ "The New York Times Best Seller list Hardcover Graphic Books". The New York Times. July 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.
^ Schedeen, Jesse (November 20, 2014). "Batman '66: The Lost Episode #1 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Writer Harlan Ellison got as far as pitching a Two-Face-themed episode before the combination of the villain's gruesome appearance and Ellison's conflicts with ABC executives killed the idea. Decades later, that pitch has become the inspiration for this oversized Batman '66 comic.
^ Thomas, Roy. "Bullpen Bulletins". Marvel comics cover-dated January 1974.
^ "Glynis Oliver (b. 1949)". Grand Comics Database. Spouse - Len Wein (b. 1948). Notes: Divorced in 1985.
^ Evanier, Mark (April 6, 2009). "Dreadful News". News From ME. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015.
^ Valada, Christine. "Christine Valada". J-Archive.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
^ Evanier, Mark (February 10, 2015). "A Public Plea". News From ME. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015.
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^ "1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.
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^ "Inkpot Award Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
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Bails, Jerry; Ware, Hames (eds.). "Len Wein". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on May 11, 2007.
Len Wein at the Grand Comics Database
Len Wein at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
Len Wein at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
Len Wein at IMDb
Len Wein at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
"Len Wein Interview". FantasticFourHeadquarters.co.uk. July 12, 2016. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

Preceded by Roy Thomas	Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1974–1975	Succeeded by Marv Wolfman
Preceded by n/a	Swamp Thing writer 1972–1974	Succeeded by David Michelinie
Preceded by Mike Friedrich	Justice League of America writer 1972–1974	Succeeded by Dennis O'Neil
Preceded by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas	The Incredible Hulk writer 1974–1977	Succeeded by Roger Stern
Preceded by Gerry Conway	The Amazing Spider-Man writer 1975–1978	Succeeded by Marv Wolfman
Preceded by Bill Mantlo	Thor writer 1975–1978 (with Marv Wolfman in 1976)	Succeeded by Roy Thomas
Preceded by Mike Friedrich	Iron Man writer 1976 (with Roger Slifer in part of the run)	Succeeded by Bill Mantlo
Preceded by Gerry Conway	Fantastic Four writer 1977–1978	Succeeded by Marv Wolfman
Preceded by Steve Englehart	Detective Comics writer 1978	Succeeded by Dennis O'Neil
Preceded by Ross Andru	Justice League of America editor 1979–1984	Succeeded by Alan Gold
Preceded by Ross Andru	The Flash editor 1979–1982	Succeeded by Mike W. Barr
Preceded by Ross Andru	Wonder Woman editor 1979–1982	Succeeded by Marv Wolfman
Preceded by Jack C. Harris	World's Finest Comics editor 1981–1982	Succeeded by Mike W. Barr
Preceded by n/a	The New Teen Titans editor 1980–1983	Succeeded by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez
Preceded by n/a	All-Star Squadron editor 1981–1982	Succeeded by Roy Thomas
Preceded by n/a	Saga of the Swamp Thing editor 1982–1984	Succeeded by Karen Berger
Preceded by n/a	Watchmen editor 1986–1987	Succeeded by Barbara Randall
Preceded by Greg Potter	Wonder Woman writer 1987–1988	Succeeded by George Pérez
Preceded by Dwayne McDuffie	Justice League of America writer 2009–2009	Succeeded by James Robinson

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[10] Friedt, Stephan (October 2014). "Here Come the Microbots". Back Issue! (76). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 11–13.

[11] McAvennie 2010, p. 146: "Swamp Thing' was the name of Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson's turn-of-the-century tale, and its popularity with readers led a modernized version of the character into his own series a year later."

[12] McAvennie 2010, p. 153: "Following his debut in House of Secrets #92 in 1971, the Swamp Thing grew into his own series, albeit with a reimagining of his origins by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson."

[13] McAvennie 2010, p. 154: "Scribe Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson left Swamp Thing some company... the woman who would become Swamp Thing's soul mate, Abigail Arcane."

[14] McAvennie 2010, p. 152: "Through an impromptu team-up of the JLA and the Justice Society on Earth-2, writer Len Wein and artist Dick Dillin ushered in the return of DC's Seven Soldiers of Victory."

[15] McAvennie 2010, p. 156: "The annual Justice League-Justice Society get-together resulted in scribe Len Wein and artist Dick Dillin transporting both teams to the alternate reality of Earth-X. There, Nazi Germany ruled after winning a prolonged World War II and only a group of champions called the Freedom Fighters remained to oppose the regime."

[16] McAvennie 2010, p. 160: "Through the words of scripter Len Wein and the art of Dick Dillin, the masked menace of Libra established himself as a grave threat to the World's Greatest Heroes."

[17] Cronin, Brian (October 1, 2010). "Comic Book Legends Revealed #280". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.

[18] Amazing Adventures #16 (Jan. 1973), Justice League of America #103 (Dec. 1972), and Thor #207 (Jan. 1973) at the Grand Comics Database

[19] Larnick, Eric (October 30, 2010). "The Rutland Halloween Parade: Where Marvel and DC First Collided". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.

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[21] "Human Target". TV Guide. n.d. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

[22] Manning 2014, p. 118: "Len Wein and artist Jim Aparo began a five-issue uninterrupted storyline that was quite an event in 1975. In this interesting tale, Batman was framed for murder by his old enemy Ra's al Ghul."

[FOOTNOTEManning2014118-23] Manning 2014, p. 118.

[FOOTNOTEManningCowsill201268-24] Manning & Cowsill 2012, p. 68.

[25] Manning & Cowsill 2012, p. 85: "To signify the start of this new era Spider-Man's new regular chronicler writer Len Wein would come onboard with [The Amazing Spider-Man #151]."

[26] DeAngelo, Daniel (July 2013). "The Not-Ready-For-Super-Team Players A History of the Defenders". Back Issue! (65). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 6–7.

[27] Sanderson 2008, p. 167: "Len Wein wrote and Herb Trimpe drew Wolverine's cameo appearance in The Incredible Hulk #180 and his premiere in issue #181."

[28] Buttery, Jarrod (February 2014). "Hulk Smash!: The Incredible Hulk in the 1970s". Back Issue! (70). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 11–12.

[29] Sanderson 2008, p. 169: "[Editor Roy] Thomas realized that if X-Men was to be successfully revived, it needed an exciting new concept. Thomas came up with just such an idea: the X-Men would become an international team, with members from other countries as well as the United States. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum were assigned to the new project and the result was Giant-Size X-Men #1."

[30] Krug, Kurt Anthony (April 22, 2009). "Legends: Chris Claremont". Mania.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013.

[31] McAvennie 2010, p. 180: "Batman #307 (Jan. 1979) Writer Len Wein and artist John Calnan introduced Bruce Wayne's new executive, Lucius Fox, in this issue of Batman."

[32] McAvennie 2010, p. 179: "Writer Len Wein and artist Marshall Rogers vividly depicted Batman's battle with a third Clayface."

[33] Manning 2010, p. 187: "Written by Len Wein, with art by John Byrne and Jim Aparo, The Untold Legend of the Batman... delved into the origin of the fabled Dark Knight."

[34] Manning 2010, p. 195: "Written by Len Wein and illustrated by José Luis García-López, the comic saw... Batman and the Hulk doing battle with both the Joker and Marvel's ultra-powerful Shaper of Worlds."

[35] Mangels, Andy (February 2011). "Opening the Box: Pandora Pann's Lost Adventures". Back Issue! (46). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 37.

[36] Len Wein (editor) at the Grand Comics Database

[37] Manning 2010, p. 219: "The Blue Beetle swung into his own DC series with the help of writer Len Wein and artist Paris Cullins."

[38] Greenberger, Robert (August 2017). "It Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time: A Look at the DC Challenge!". Back Issue! (98). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 36–43.

[39] Manning 2010, p. 221: "DC's next big crossover showcased John Byrne's pencils on all six of the miniseries' issues. Entitled Legends, this new limited series was plotted by writer John Ostrander and scripted by Len Wein.... By the series' end, the stage was set for several new ongoing titles, including... the Suicide Squad, as well as the Justice League."

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[42] Totilo, Stephen (July 23, 2008). "Watchmen Video Game Preview: Rorschach And Nite Owl Star In Subversive Prequel Set In 1970s". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

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[44] DC Retroactive: Batman – The '70s at the Grand Comics Database

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[46] Hyde, David (February 1, 2012). "DC Entertainment Officially Announces Before Watchmen". DC Comics. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

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[49] Thomas, Roy. "Bullpen Bulletins". Marvel comics cover-dated January 1974.

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[52] Valada, Christine. "Christine Valada". J-Archive.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2010.

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v t e DC Comics Mystery Titles
Titles	House of Mystery House of Secrets Tales of the Unexpected The Unexpected The Witching Hour Ghosts Secrets of Sinister House Secrets of Haunted House Tales of Ghost Castle Weird Mystery Tales Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion Sensation Mystery
Related titles	Weird War Tales Weird Western Tales Plop! Doorway to Nightmare Strange Adventures
Characters	Swamp Thing Cain and Abel Eve I…Vampire Mister E Doctor Thirteen Madame Xanadu Phantom Stranger Eclipso Mark Merlin/Prince Ra-Man Enchantress Deadman
Editors	Joe Orlando Len Wein E. Nelson Bridwell Karen Berger

v t e Swamp Thing
Bernie Wrightson Len Wein
Characters	Abby Holland Alec Holland Justice League Dark John Constantine Zatanna Deadman Matthew Cable Poison Ivy Tefé Holland
Enemies	Anton Arcane Floronic Man Sargon the Sorcerer Solomon Grundy Un-Men
Films	1982 film The Return of Swamp Thing
TV series	1990 live-action series 1990 animated series 2019 live-action series
Other	Alan Moore comic books video game Man-Thing Heap

v t e Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters
Len Wein Dick Dillin
Founding members	Black Condor Doll Man Firebrand Human Bomb Phantom Lady The Ray Uncle Sam
Other notable members	Alias the Spider Blackhawks Damage Firebrand Hourman Invisible Hood Iron Munro Jester Manhunter Max Mercury Miss America Neon the Unknown Plastic Man Red Bee Red Torpedo
Enemies	Aryan Brigade Baron Blitzkrieg The Crusaders First Strike
In other media	Freedom Fighters: The Ray
See also	All-Star Squadron Quality Comics

v t e Wolverine
Len Wein John Romita Sr.
Teams	X-Men Alpha Flight Avengers New Uncanny Fantastic Four S.H.I.E.L.D. Team X / Weapon X X-Force Secret Defenders Horsemen of Apocalypse
X-Men allies	Angel/Archangel Armor Banshee Beast Bishop Cable Colossus Cyclops Emma Frost Forge Gambit Havok Iceman Jean Grey/Phoenix Jubilee Karma Kwannon Morph Nightcrawler Polaris Professor X Kitty Pryde Psylocke Rogue Storm X-23
Supporting characters	Alpha Flight Heather Hudson (Vindicator) James Hudson (Guardian) Avengers Black Cat Black Widow Captain America Archie Corrigan Daken Agent Zero/Maverick Deadpool Elsie-Dee Jessica Drew Elektra Fantastic Four Feral Hawkeye Jimmy Hudson Hulk Iron Man Ka-Zar Moon Knight Namor Native Nick Fury Silver Fox Spider-Man Thor Weapon H John Wraith X-23 X-Men (List) Mariko Yashida Yukio
Enemies	A.I.M. Agent Zero/Maverick Apocalypse Arnim Zola Bastion Bloodscream Bolivar Trask Brotherhood of Mutants Magneto Sabretooth Toad Mystique Juggernaut Blob Pyro Mastermind Avalanche Cameron Hodge Malcolm Colcord Collector Abraham Cornelius Cyber Genesis Gorgon Hand Hellfire Club Donald Pierce Harry Leland Sebastian Shaw Selene Gallio Brent Jackson Lady Deathstrike Lord Dark Wind Lord Shingen Dog Logan Thomas Logan Maggia Mister Sinister Mister X Mojo Nitro Nuke Ogun Omega Red Phalanx Professor Thorton Puma Reavers Romulus Roughouse Sauron Savage Land Mutates Sentinels Shadow King Silver Samurai Kenuichio Harada Shin Harada Spiral Sapphire Styx Symbiotes Taskmaster Tiger Shark Matsu'o Tsurayaba Vermin Viper Wendigo Wild Child William Stryker
Comic books	5 Ronin Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer Kitty Pryde and Wolverine Marvel Comics Presents "Weapon X" Origin Savage Wolverine Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk Wolverine Wolverine: Manifest Destiny Wolverine: Origins Wolverine: Snikt! Wolverine: The Best There Is Wolverine and the X-Men Wolverine and Deadpool Wolverine: Weapon X Death of Wolverine Wolverine/Nick Fury The Scorpio Connection Bloody Choices Scorpio Rising All-New Wolverine Hunt for Wolverine Predator vs. Wolverine Return of Wolverine X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine Blood Hunt Venom War
Video games	Wolverine Wolverine: Adamantium Rage X-Men: Wolverine's Rage X2: Wolverine's Revenge X-Men Origins: Wolverine Marvel's Wolverine
In other media	X-Men Origins: Wolverine soundtrack The Wolverine soundtrack Logan soundtrack Deadpool & Wolverine soundtrack "Slash" Wolverine and the X-Men Wolverine (podcast) Marvel's Wastelanders (podcast) Marvel Anime
Alternative versions	Ultimate Wolverine Old Man Logan Film Logan
Related articles	Weapon X Weapon Plus Madripoor Landau, Luckman, and Lake
Category

v t e Inkpot Award (1970s)
1974	Forrest J. Ackerman Ray Bradbury Kirk Alyn Milton Caniff Frank Capra Bob Clampett June Foray Eric Hoffman Chuck Jones Jack Kirby Stan Lee William R. "Bill" Lund Russ Manning Russell Myers Charles M. Schulz Phil Seuling Roy Thomas Bjo Trimble
1975	Barry Alfonso Brad Anderson Robert Bloch Vaughn Bodé Edgar Rice Burroughs Daws Butler Richard Butner Shel Dorf Will Eisner Mark Evanier Gil Kane Alan Light Dick Moores George Pal Rod Serling Joe Shuster Jerry Siegel Barry Windsor-Smith Jim Starlin Jim Steranko Theodore Sturgeon Larry Vincent
1976	Neal Adams Sergio Aragonés Mel Blanc Frank Brunner Rick Griffin Johnny Hart George Clayton Johnson Vicky Kelso Mel Lazarus Sheldon Mayer Dale Messick Alex Niño Don Rico Don Thompson Maggie Thompson
1977	Alfredo Alcala Carl Barks C. C. Beck Howard Chaykin Lester Dent Jackie Estrada Hal Foster Walter "The Shadow" Gibson Jim Harmon Robert A. Heinlein Gene Henderson Michael Kaluta Joe Kubert Harvey Kurtzman George Lucas Stan Lynde Byron Preiss Trina Robbins Stanley Ralph Ross Bill Scott David Scroggy Jay Ward Len Wein
1978	John Buscema Al Capp Gene Colan Gill Fox Tom French Steve Gerber Chester Gould Burne Hogarth Bob Kane Ken Krueger Bernie Lansky Gray Morrow Clarence Nash Grim Natwick Bill Rotsler Mike Royer Gilbert Shelton Dave Sheridan Bill Stout Frank Thorne Boris Vallejo Mort Weisinger Elmer Woggon
1979	Craig Anderson Steve Englehart Dale Enzenbacher Kelly Freas Virginia French H. R. Giger Gene Hazelton Carl Macek Victor Moscoso Larry Niven Dan O'Neill Virgil Partch Jerry Pournelle Nestor Redondo Marshall Rogers John Romita Sr. Bill Spicer Mort Walker Marv Wolfman
Complete list 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

v t e Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award
1990s	Gordon Bressack (1998) Paul Dini (1999)
2000s	Christy Marx (2000) Alan Burnett (2001) Patric Verrone (2002) Mark Evanier (2003) Jack Mendelsohn (2004) Al Jean and Mike Reiss (2005) Jules Feiffer (2006) Brad Bird (2007) Linda Woolverton (2008) Stan Berkowitz (2009)
2010s	Mike Scully (2010) Dwayne McDuffie and Earl Kress (2011) Matt Groening (2012) Sam Simon (2013) Len Uhley (2014) Seth MacFarlane (2015) Mike Judge (2016) Len Wein (2017) Nicole Dubuc (2018) David N. Weiss (2019)
2020s	Craig Miller (2020) No award (2021) Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley (2022)